THE CAUSATIVE

 

They focus on the subject of the sentence and the agent performing the action. Let's go back to the previous example: “I have my hair cut every month”

Take note of its structure:

have + complement + participle

The complete sentence structure would be as follows:

Subject + Causative verb + Object + Verb

Let's use another example to conjugate it: “I have/get my car repaired”. The conjugation is very simple, you have to conjugate the causative verb and leave the other verb in the participle:

Present Simple I have/get my car repaired

Past Simple I had/got my car repaired

Present Continuous I am having/getting my car repaired

Past Continuous I was having/getting my car repaired

Present Perfect I have had/got my car repaired

Past Perfect I had had/got my car repaired

Future Simple I will have/get my car repaired

Future Continuous I will be having/getting my car repaired

Examples of causative sentences

Maria can't go to the beach today because she is having her car repaired

Subject + Causative verb + Object + Participle

Maria + is having + her car + repaired

The door is closed but I will have the janitor open it for you

Subject + Causative verb + Agent + Infinitive verb + Object

I + will have + the janitor + open + it

We cannot go to Laura's place because she is having her apartment de ella painted

Subject + Causative verb + Object + Participle

She + is having + her apartment de ella + painted

Be careful and leave your shoes outside. I got the floor cleaned last week.

Subject + Causative verb + Object + Participle

I + am getting + the floor + cleaned